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AMD Radeon R5 230 OEM
- Graphics Processor
- Caicos
- Cores
- 160
- TMUs
- 8
- ROPs
- 4
- Memory Size
- 1024 MB
- Memory Type
- DDR3
- Bus Width
- 64 bit
GPU
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 640x480
- 1280x720
- 1366x768
The Radeon R5 230 OEM was a graphics card by AMD, launched on December 21st, 2013. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the Caicos graphics processor, in its Caicos PRO variant, the card supports DirectX 11.2. The Caicos graphics processor is a relatively small chip with a die area of only 67 mm² and 370 million transistors. It features 160 shading units, 8 texture mapping units, and 4 ROPs. AMD has paired 1,024 MB DDR3 memory with the Radeon R5 230 OEM, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 625 MHz, memory is running at 667 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the AMD Radeon R5 230 OEM does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 19 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a, 1x VGA. Radeon R5 230 OEM is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 168 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution.
Being a single-slot card, the AMD Radeon R5 230 OEM does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 19 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a, 1x VGA. Radeon R5 230 OEM is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 168 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution.
Graphics Processor
- GPU Name
- Caicos
- GPU Variant
- Caicos PRO
- Architecture
- TeraScale 2
- Foundry
- TSMC
- Process Size
- 40 nm
- Transistors
- 370 million
- Density
- 5.5M / mm²
- Die Size
- 67 mm²
- Chip Package
- FCBGA-631
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Dec 21st, 2013
- Generation
-
Volcanic Islands
(R5 200)
- Predecessor
- Sea Islands
- Successor
- Pirate Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 2.0 x16
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 625 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
667 MHz
1334 Mbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 1024 MB
- Memory Type
- DDR3
- Memory Bus
- 64 bit
- Bandwidth
- 10.67 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 160
- TMUs
- 8
- ROPs
- 4
- Compute Units
- 2
- L1 Cache
- 8 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 128 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 2.500 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 5.000 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 200.0 GFLOPS
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Single-slot
- Length
- 168 mm
6.6 inches
- TDP
- 19 W
- Suggested PSU
- 200 W
- Outputs
- 1x DVI
1x HDMI 1.3a
1x VGA
- Power Connectors
- None
- Board Number
- C164,
C264
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 11.2 (11_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.4
- OpenCL
- 1.2
- Vulkan
- N/A
- Shader Model
- 5.0
Card Notes
| Direct Rebrand of HD 8450 |
Caicos GPU Notes
| Generation: Northern Islands Mobile Variant: Seymour Graphics/Compute: GFX4 Display Core Engine: 5.0 Unified Video Decoder: 3.1 Latest Drivers: Windows XP / 8: Catalyst Software Suite 14.4 Windows Vista : Catalyst Software Suite 13.12 Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10: Catalyst Software Suite 15.7.1 / 16.2.1 Beta |
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